Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"Telephone communication In 1896 two store owners, H.W. Joyce in Atlantic and Isaac W. Stinson in Swan's Island Village, had a telephone line between…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"Running the Town Decades went by before a woman served in a municipal office. In 1929 Bessie Joyce was listed as a member of the Superintending…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"-Across the Sea- a history through transportation Text by Kate Webber Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Four men line fishing…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"Summer Pleasures Dale Stockbridge and Galen Turner, Swan's Island, ca. 1965Swan's Island Historical Society Playing at the beach, Swan's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"Women's Firsts Text by Candis Joyce Photos courtesy of the Swan's Island Historical Society As in many rural towns and villages, island women’s…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"Playing at the pond Although Baird's Quarry was kept drained during its working seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives

"History Detectives Native American artifact presentation Special guest Barbara Francis teaches the History Detectives club about uses of Native…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry Waiting for the first ferry run, Swan's Island, 1960Swan's Island Historical Society The William S."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits

"Exhibits Staples brothers waiting for the bus, Swan's Island, ca. 1955Swan's Island Historical Society In creating our exhibits, especially…"

Historic Hallowell - Affects of the Blizzard of 1952

"… lack of food because you couldn’t leave your house, and a bunch of other things. It affected their emotions by losing some of their loved ones…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"Agry built his house of bricks on Second Street, two houses north of the U.S. Post Office, which is on Winthrop Street and still stands today."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"This house for picker’s families was usually not as fancy as the farmer’s house. It became know in local parlance as a “picker’s shack”."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"To house the increased work force, additional housing was needed. There were approximately 423 dwellings by this time, many of which still stand…"

Monmouth Museum

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Strong Historical Society

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Norway Historical Society

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Hampden Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"… were used to keep tons and tons of ice in ice houses during the winter. When summer came around, they would send out the ice to be purchased and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"In 1838 the church underwent a major renovation by dividing the meeting house into two stories – services being held on the upper floor, and the…"

Kennebunkport Historical Society

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Windham Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"He used the house as a boarding house for men working at the sawmill and working in lumbering. This house became known as the Springer House."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… concrete foundation was dug and built for the house to the north along Rye Field Lane, and the house moved onto the foundation, insulated and…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"Moore's Ice House HallowellHubbard Free Library “It was a terrible job. Terrible! Cold in the winter and cold and wet in the summer. Horrible."